Shirakawa-go // Japan 2019

Shirakawa-go is one of Japan’s rural villages which has landed a spot on the World Heritage Site, and it is not difficult to understand why. The town has picturesque scenery, its surrounding mountains shrouded in white mists which evoke a sense of mystique. Easy to get to from Takayama (just a single bus trip fromContinue reading “Shirakawa-go // Japan 2019”

Hirayu Onsen // Japan 2019

While we didn’t see any snow travelling to Shirakawa-go, surprisingly, there was so much snow at Hirayu Onsen! With the sun so bright and the snow glistening white, it was truly the White Christmas I’d been looking for after living so many years in Australia (and yes, I arrived on Christmas Day!). Hirayu Onsen isContinue reading “Hirayu Onsen // Japan 2019”

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